Journal article
Functional differences in airway dendritic cells determine susceptibility to IgE-sensitization
Immunology and Cell Biology, Vol.96(3), pp.316-329
2018
Abstract
Respiratory IgE-sensitization to innocuous antigens increases the risk for developing diseases such as allergic asthma. Dendritic cells (DC) residing in the airways orchestrate the immune response following antigen exposure and their ability to sample and present antigens to naïve T cells in airway draining lymph nodes contributes to allergen-specific IgE-sensitization. In order to characterize inhaled antigen capture and presentation by DC subtypes in vivo, we used an adjuvant-free respiratory sensitization model using two genetically distinct rat strains, one of which is naturally resistant and the other naturally susceptible to allergic sensitization. Upon multiple exposures to ovalbumin (OVA), the susceptible strain developed OVA-specific IgE and airway inflammation, whereas the resistant strain did not. Using fluorescently tagged OVA and flow cytometry, we demonstrated significant differences in antigen uptake efficiency and presentation associated with either IgE-sensitization or resistance to allergen exposures in respective strains. We further identified CD4+ conventional DC (cDC) as the subset involved in airway antigen sampling in both strains, however, CD4+ cDC in the susceptible strain were less efficient in OVA sampling and displayed increased MHC-II expression compared with the resistant strain. This was associated with generation of an exaggerated Th2 response and a deficiency of airway regulatory T cells in the susceptible strain. These data suggest that subsets of cDC are able to induce either sensitization or resistance to inhaled antigens as determined by genetic background, which may provide an underlying basis for genetically determined susceptibility to respiratory allergic sensitization and IgE production in susceptible individuals.
Details
- Title
- Functional differences in airway dendritic cells determine susceptibility to IgE-sensitization
- Authors/Creators
- J. Leffler (Author/Creator) - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaK.T. Mincham (Author/Creator) - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaD. Mok (Author/Creator) - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaF. Blank (Author/Creator) - University Hospital of BernP.G. Holt (Author/Creator) - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaP.A. Stumbles (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityD.H. Strickland (Author/Creator) - The Kids Research Institute Australia
- Publication Details
- Immunology and Cell Biology, Vol.96(3), pp.316-329
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Identifiers
- 991005541386607891
- Copyright
- © 2018 Australasian Society for Immunology Inc.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.6 Immunology
- 1.6.358 Dendritic Cell Therapy
- Web Of Science research areas
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- Immunology
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- Immunology